The most important thing would be to reduce the large cost variations between local parcels and those sent to the far ends of our country so that we could compete better with parcels coming from outside. I have the American model in mind, I think about what the Americans have done with their postal services in the last 15 years and all the stages they have gone through. They provide flat-rate boxes and all kinds of services tailored specifically to companies, like e-commerce. They even have a special box for shoes.
I would like to see that kind of adaptation happening in Canada. I think we can adapt parcel delivery to better represent the retail sector of the future. That’s what I would like to see happening.
As for knowing how to afford a service like that, as I said, there is certainly a paradox. You can help the economy by subsidizing the costs of a project. As we know, if you want a bridge built, you have to pay for it.
We pay for the highway, but if we don't have the highway we don't have the mine that is going to deliver the goods. If we don't have the postal highway, we don't have e-commerce.